Mohave County miner., 1887-08-27
PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


zona, met at the Court House in King
man on Monday, August 22nd, 1887, at 10
O'Clock a. m, as Board OF Equalization.
Present--Sainuel Crozier, Chairman Of
the Board; Supervisors Nelson and John
son Eb. Williams, Esq, District At,or-
ney, and James J. Hyde, Clerk.
In the matter OF the assessment Of
Orson Il. Adams, communication and af-
tidayit read and on motion the assess
mcnt Of the said Orson B. Adams was
reduced to 10 head Of range cattle.
Voting aye, the full Board.
In The matter of the assessment of
John Sullivan, communication and affi-
davit read and on motion the assessment
was reduced to that originally given in to
the Assessor.
Voting aye, the full Board.
In the matter of the assessment OF the
Canaan Cooperative Stock Company,
James Andrus, a member of the Compa-
ny, appeared before the Board in behalf
OF said Company and asked that the as
sessment on range cattle be reduced to
200 head. Protest of Edwin G. Woolley
on behalf OF the Company read and filed.
Afiidavits OF l.. q Woolley, Anthony W.
lvins and John NJ. Macfarlane read in
support OF the protest. On motion the
assessment was ordered reduced to 700
head OF range cattle.
Voting aye, the full Board
In the matter Of the assessment Of the
kanab Cooperative Stock Company,
communication from the Secretary of said
Company read. and being unsupported by
afii1Avits or oral testimony the assess
nient Was ordered TO stand az raised.
Voting aye, the full Board.
Communication and affidavit Of Ben
iamin Blake read and on motion his as
sessment was ordered TO stand as Origi-
nally given in to the Assessor.
Voting aye, the full! Board.
Communication from r.. A. Hendrix
read and on motion the asscssmcnt was
ordered 10 stand az raised.
Voting aye, the full Eolri
Communication aIl affidavit of ". Il.
Baker read and on Inotioa HE assessment
OH range cattle was fixed at Is head.
Voting aye, the full Board.
Communication from W. $. Clark read
and his assessment ordered to stand as
raised.
Voting aye, the full Board.
The following order having been re-
ceiyed by the Board from the Territorial
Board OF Equalization, viz: "Qn con-
sdering the abstract of the Assessment
Roll OF Mohave county, and it appearing
from information furnished this Board by
the Clerk Of the Board Of Supervisors OF
Mohave county, that no part OF the land
belonging to the Atlantic Il Pacific Rail
road Company in said county Of Mohave
has been assessed for the year 1887, the
Board OF Supervisors OF said county are
hereby directed to cause the Assessor of
said county to list and assess all OF the
iIu,i' in said county belonging 10 said At
lantic d Pacific Railroad Company, other
than the right OF way OF said railroad"
on motion Henry 7. Ewing, County AS
SCISSOR, is hereby ordered and directed TO
list and assess such railroad lands az will
fully comply with the terms OF the tore
going order.
Voting aye, the full Board.
J. W. Stephenson, Esq, appears before
the Board on behalf Of J.. 4. Sanderson,
and asks that his assessment on patented
mines be reduced. Written protest filed.
A. Yer Mehr sworn on behalf of protes.
tant. On motion the following valuations
were placed on the mines, viz: Juno
mine, 800; Lone Star mine, 800; Lone
Star Hosting Works, s400.
Voting aye, the full Board.
In the matter Of the assessment of
Henry c. Wilson, J. NJ. Murphy, Esq,
appears before the Board as attorney for
said Wilson and asks that his assessment
be reduced A. Yer Mehr sworn for pro-
testant and James J. Hyde for the As
sesxor. On motion the assessment on
Metallic Accident mine is stricken from
the roll, the patent for the same not be-
ing of record, aud the assessment on the
Pinkham mine placed at 800.
Voting aye, the full Board.
Supervisor Johnson moves that the as
sessmunt on tho Mariposa and Orc Plata
mines be placed at Five Hundred Dollars
each. Motion lost.
Voting aye, Supervisor johnson.
Voting no, Supervisors Nelson and Gro
zicr.
Supervisor Nelson moves that the as
ment on the Oro Plata and Mariposa
mines be placed at One Thousand Dollars
each. Motion carried.
Voting aye, Supervisors Nelson and
Crozier.
Voting no, Supervisor Johnson.
+. W. Sper, agent of the Garden !
Springs Mining Company, appears before |
the Board and asks that the assessment
on the patented mines belonging TO his
company be still further reduced; and on
motion the assessment on the Ithaca |
mine is reduced from 800 to 800, and
on the keystone mine from 5000 to
So 800.
Nnt;,n nv, tI,a full Dnard